I went to the ER the other day. I drove myself to the hospital, parked at the short-term parking lot right next to the ER (I was trying to make a beeline there, I really wasn't concerned about where I parked). I expected to out within 2 or 3 hours but the hospital ended up keeping me for a week.

When I came out, I expected my car to be impounded, or at least covered in parking tickets. But no: there was only one with a warning and nothing to pay.

When I checked the case number on the city's parking fine webpage, the comment indicated "Driver reported hospitalized - fine waived."

They actually checked with the hospital. Nice!

They know better than messing with a friend of the geese

This you?

“Upon further review, you are a goose and geese don’t drive.”

Probably filter through a ton of one-time offenders and either automating it or someone just select all and appeal. When I got a ticket for being in the carpool hour of the express lane but not having an express box thing I wrote to appeal since we were carpooling. The response was approved but noting that only the first offense is appealed and further violations won't be. Sucks for the people that never appealed it because they would have gotten off, its a racket

I've done something similar. I wrote that it was xmas and i don't have any money. It worked.

What kind of goose tries to avoid its bill?